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Updated Dec 7, 2017, 6:41 pm
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., will resign from Congress after the Ethics Committee began investigating his request of two female staffers that they be surrogate mothers to a child for him.... Read more»
Updated Jul 21, 2017, 6:19 pm
Tom Walker
/Special to TucsonSentinel.com
Tom Walker: I’ve never been friends with Sen. John McCain. Never liked him, never voted for him — not in any of his two congressional races or six U.S. Senate races, which apparently made little difference, since he won all of them handily. But today, I’ve joined in wishing McCain well in his battle against brain cancer.... Read more»
Posted May 30, 2017, 11:28 am
Paul Feldman
/FairWarning
In the four months since President Trump took office, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued four news releases announcing penalties for job safety violations. By the end of May last year, it had issued 199.... Read more»
Posted May 22, 2015, 10:21 am
Dylan Smith
/TucsonSentinel.com
U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is joining another congressman and two U.S. senators in traveling to Cuba this weekend. The delegation will meet with Cuban officials to discuss business opportunities in agriculture, telecommunications and eco-tourism.... Read more»
Posted Feb 28, 2013, 8:56 am
Michelle Peirano
/Cronkite News Service
Tucson lawyer David Hardy told a Senate committee that limiting semiautomatic weapons would be a misguided response to mass shootings that have sparked renewed calls for gun control. Others at the often-contentious hearing said something must be done. ... Read more»
Posted Feb 26, 2011, 8:01 am
Jimmy Zuma
/TucsonSentinel.com
About once a year, so much big political news happens that a single column can’t be devoted to a single topic. This is that week. So lace up your running shoes.... Read more»
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